Report  of  the 

Hospitality 

Committee 

Ecu  m e  nical 

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Confere  nee 
on  Foreign 
Missions 

New  York 
April  2i  -  May  i,  1900 


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REPORT  OF  THE 


Hospitality  Committee 

ECUMENICAL 
CONFERENCE 
ON  FOREIGN 
MISSIONS  :  :  :  : 


New  York,  April  21  -  May  1,  1900 


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New  York,  May  9 ,  1900. 


TO  THE  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE : 

The  Hospitality  Committee  herewith  presents  a  state¬ 
ment  of  its  work  in  connection  with  the  Ecumenical 
Conference. 

Special  acknowledgments  are  due  to  the  Vice-Chair¬ 
man  and.  other  members  of  the  Advisory  Council,  to 
the  ladies  of  the  Tea  Committee,  to  the  office  assistants, 
and  to  many  others  who  freely  gave  time  and  strength 
to  the  work  of  the  Committee.  In  the  labors  incident 
to  our  duties  as  hosts  of  the  three  thousand  delegates, 
missionaries  and  visitors,  the  Chairman  sought  the 
co-operation  of  more  than  a  hundred  men  and  women 
of  all  denominations,  and  save  where  illness  or  other 
unavoidable  cause  prevented,  the  response  was  so  gen¬ 
erous  and  cordial  as  to  give  him  an  abundance  of 
support.  If  our  guests  were  satisfactorily  entertained, 
large  credit  should  be  given  to  the  working  members 
of  the  Committee. 

The  work  of  the  Committee  was  three-fold : 


L  ENTERTAINMENT* 

A  sub-committee  was  appointed  for  each  denomina¬ 
tion,  and  was  requested  to  find  free  entertainment  for 
the  foreign  delegates  and  foreign  missionaries  of  its 
own  and  related  bodies.  These  Committees  did  their 
work  with  admirable  energy  and  success,  securing  free 


entertainment  for  721  persons.  The  best  houses  in 
New  York  were  hospitably  opened  to  the  Committee, 
while  many  people  who  were  so  situated  that  they 
could  not  entertain  in  their  homes,  gladly  gave  money 
to  entertain  guests  in  hotels  or  boarding-houses.  At 
the  outset  we  were  told  that  free  entertainment  could 
not  be  secured  in  New  York  for  strangers  who  were  to 
stay  nearly  two  weeks.  But  the  Committee  was  ena¬ 
bled  to  provide  hospitality  for  all  the  foreign  delegates 
and  for  all  the  foreign  missionaries  and  their  wives. 
At  no  time  were  its  resources  taxed,  and  at  any  time  it 
could  easily  have  cared  for  more.  Indeed,  our  chief 
embarrassment  lay  in  the  fact  that  some  delegates 
whom  we  had  assigned  to  homes  did  not  report  to  us 
at  all  or  preferred  to  care  for  themselves  at  hotels,  so 
that  in  several  instances  hostesses  who  had  anticipated 
the  pleasure  of  entertaining  were  disappointed  by  the 
non-arrival  of  their  expected  guests.  Delegates  from 
the  United  States  and  Canada  paid  their  own  expenses, 
but  the  Committee  found  places  for  them  whenever 
desired,  and  in  all  respects,  except  the  payment  of  bills, 
showed  them  the  same  courtesy  and  co-operation  as  the 
foreign  delegates.  Accommodations,  usually  at  reduced 
rates,  were  secured  for  2,000  persons  in  hotels  and  for 
1,000  in  boarding-houses.  This  part  of  the  work  alone 
involved  not  only  considerable  correspondence,  but  the 
personal  visitation  of  over  three  hundred  houses.  The 
Committee  also  arranged  with  restaurants  in  the  imme¬ 
diate  neighborhood  of  Carnegie  Hall  to  provide  luncheon 
and  dinner  for  about  1,000  persons  daily  at  the  moder¬ 
ate  cost  of  twenty-five  to  thirty-five  cents  for  each 
meal. 


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The  rates  at  hotels  varied  from  $1.50  to  $5.00  per 
day  on  the  American  plan,  and  from  $.50  to  $3.00  per 
day  on  the  European  plan,  the  average  being  about 
$2.50  and  $1.00  respectively. 

The  rates  at  boarding-houses  varied  from  $5.00  to 
$12  50  per  week,  the  average  being  about  $9.00. 

Delegates  were  ordinarily  assigned  to  places  at  about 
the  average  rate,  except  where  they  requested  cheaper 
or  more  expensive  accommodations.  Save  in  a  few 
cases,  where  there  were  special  reasons  for  going  to  the 
Borough  of  Brooklyn  or  to  a  suburb,  they  were  placed 
between  Eleventh  and  Eighty-third  Streets  in  the  Bor¬ 
ough  of  Manhattan,  as  many  as  possible  being  located 
near  Carnegie  Hall. 

The  Committee  wrote  in  advance  to  each  delegate 
and  missionary,  explaining  its  plans  regarding  him,  and 
requesting  on  an  enclosed  blank  form  the  information 
which  would  enable  it  to  comply  with  his  wishes.  On 
the  basis  of  the  replies,  a  card  catalogue  was  formed 
and  the  assignments  made.  We  dare  not  assume  that 
in  every  case  the  assignments  were  satisfactory.  It  was 
not  easy  to  distribute  so  many  people  from  all  parts  of 
the  world,  and  whose  personal  tastes  were  of  course 
unknown,  among  hundreds  of  homes,  hotels  and  board¬ 
ing-houses.  The  average  delegate  wished  to  be  “  near 
Carnegie  Hall,”  while  the  typical  hostess  had  a  pardon¬ 
able  desire  to  be  assured  in  advance  that  her  guest 
would  be  “an  angel  unawares.”  The  difficulty  in  mak¬ 
ing  intelligent  assignments  was  thus  so  great  that  un¬ 
doubtedly  some  mistakes  were  made. 

In  these  circumstances  we  have  highly  appreciated 
the  delicate  courtesy  of  our  guests.  Not  one  made 

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us  trouble  ;  not  one  asked  unreasonable  things.  Every¬ 
one,  so  far  as  we  know,  refrained  from  criticism  even 
where  criticism  would  have  been  justified.  Without 
exception,  we  found  our  visitors  men  and  women  whom 
it  was  a  privilege  to  serve  and  whose  kindness  afforded 
us  ample  compensation  for  our  labors. 

Many  letters  were  received  from  those  who  wished 
to  attend  the  Conference  as  visitors.  All  were  promptly 
answered,  and  the  Committee  endeavored  to  do  every¬ 
thing  in  its  power  to  serve  the  convenience  of  friends 
who  manifested  their  interest  by  coming  to  the  Con¬ 
ference. 

The  whole  correspondence  of  the  Committee  has 
been  very  large.  As  many  as  215  letters  have  been 
received  at  a  single  delivery,  while  the  mail  sent  out 
aggregated  tens  of  thousands  of  pieces. 


IL  INFORMATION* 

While  delegates  and  missionaries  who  were  known 
to  be  coming  were  assigned  to  their  places  of  entertain¬ 
ment  before  their  arrival,  they  were  not  as  a  rule  noti¬ 
fied  in  advance  where  their  assignments  were  to  be. 
This  was  partly  because  they  were  journeying  to  New 
York  from  all  parts  of  the  world,  so  that  in  many 
cases  assignment  cards  could  not  have  reached  them 
before  they  left  their  homes,  partly  because  every  mail 
brought  announcements  of  altered  plans  and  partly  be¬ 
cause  daily  changes  had  to  be  made  in  our  list  of 
places,  as  some  boarding-houses  were  filled  and  others 
vacated,  and  as  domestic  emergencies  recalled  offers  of 

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homes.  Save  in  special  cases,  therefore,  the  Committee 
reserved  announcements  until  arrival  in  order  that  it 
might  be  able  to  avoid  blocking  some  places  with  people 
who  did  not  come,  and  sending  those  who  did  come  to 
hosts  who  could  not  receive  them.  Delegates  were 
therefore  requested  to  report  on  their  arrival  at  the 
headquarters  of  the  Hospitality  Committee.  To  aid 
them  in  this,  attendants  with  conspicuous  badges  met 
all  trains  and  steamers,  so  that  no  one  might  have 
difficulty  in  knowing  where  to  go. 

At  Carnegie  Hall,  the  headquarters  of  the  Commit¬ 
tee  were  opened  in  the  large  Banquet  Hall  on  the  first 
floor.  Separate  tables,  suitably  designated,  were  pro¬ 
vided  for  each  class  of  delegates  and  visitors.  Each 
delegate  could  find  at  the  proper  table  his  assignment 
card  already  made  out.  A  guide  book  of  the  city  was 
given  him,  pages  were  ready  to  assist  him  in  finding 
his  place  of  assignment,  while  a  fully  equipped  infor¬ 
mation  bureau,  with  several  attendants,  was  prepared 
for  all  questioners.  There  were  also  a  pay  telephone 
station  and  a  stenographer  and  typewriter  for  the  free 
use  of  the  delegates.  Sub-committees  of  prominent 
men  took  turns  in  superintending  this  room,  so  that 
hosts  were  in  evidence  from  8  a.m.  to  9:30  p.m. 
throughout  the  Conference. 

The  Committee  also  secured  the  two  handsomely 
furnished  reception  rooms  on  the  second  door,  with  the 
two  adjoining  toilet  rooms  and  two  check  rooms.  Em¬ 
ployed  attendants  were  in  charge  of  the  toilet  and 
check  rooms,  while  sub-committees  of  ladies  alternated 
as  hostesses  in  the  reception  rooms  and  each  afternoon 
served  tea.  These  teas  proved  to  be  a  delightful 

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feature  of  the  hospitality  and  were  greatly  enjoyed  by 
the  hundreds  who  daily  thronged  the  parlors.  Tables 
and  stationery  were  provided,  so  that  delegates  could 
use  these  rooms  to  write  their  letters,  read  their  mail, 
meet  their  friends,  etc. 

The  city  Postmaster  very  kindly  complied  with  the 
request  of  the  Committee  by  establishing  two  post- 
offices  in  the  building,  so  that  all  mail  could  be  sent 
directly  to  and  from  the  Conference.  The  following 
figures  show  the  magnitude  of  this  work  :  Amount  of 
mail  handled,  55,000  pieces  ;  distributed,  40,000  ;  re¬ 
directed,  10,000  ;  unclaimed,  5,000  ;  stamps  sold, 
$311.17  ;  number  of  men  employed,  6  ;  hours  open  to 
the  public,  8  A.  M.  to  10  P.  M. 


IIL  SOCIAL  FUNCTIONS* 

Realizing  that  the  delegates  were  our  guests,  the 
Committee  had  pleasure  in  arranging  a  National  Wel¬ 
come  Meeting  on  the  evening  of  the  opening  day.  Mr. 
Morris  K.  Jesup,  President  of  the  Chamber  of  Com¬ 
merce  of  New  York,  presided;  prayer  was  offered  by 
the  Right  Rev.  Henry  C.  Potter,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  Bishop 
of  New  York;  addresses  of  welcome  were  delivered  on 
behalf  of  the  nation  by  the  President  of  the  United 
States,  and  on  behalf  of  the  State  by  the  Governor  of 
New  York.  Response  was  made  on  behalf  of  the  Con¬ 
ference  by  the  Hon.  Benjamin  Harrison,  Honorary 
President  of  the  Conference  and  ex-President  of  the 
United  States.  Engraved  invitations  were  sent  to  dele¬ 
gates,  missionaries,  honorary  members,  members  of 

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committees,  city  officials,  leading  clergymen  and  mis¬ 
sionary  workers. 

The  Committee  also  assisted  in  arranging,  through 
various  private  organizations  and  individuals,  for  most 
of  the  following  receptions,  dinners  and  luncheons : 

A  reception  by  the  Congregational  Club  of  Brooklyn, 
at  the  Pouch  Mansion,  April  23,  at  5.30  p.m. 

A  reception  by  the  Presbyterian  Social  Union  of  Hew 
York,  at  the  Hotel  Savoy,  April  23,  at  8.30  p.m. 

An  afternoon  tea  by  Mrs.  John  S.  Kennedy,  at  her 
home,  April  25,  at  4.00  p.m. 

A  dinner  by  the  Methodist  Social  Union  of  Hew  York, 
at  the  Hotel  Savoy,  April  27,  at  8.00  p.m. 

A  reception  by  a  Committee  of  the  Society  of  Friends, 
at  the  Meeting  House,  April  27,  at  8.00  p.m. 

A  luncheon  by  the  Congregationalists  of  Yew  York 
at  the  Hotel  Marlborough,  April  28,  at  12.30  p.m. 

A  dinner  by  the  Presbyterian  Union  of  the  Oranges, 
at  the  Essex  County  Country  Club,  Orange,  April  30, 
at  7.00  p.m. 

A  luncheon  by  the  International  Medical  Missionary 
Society,  for  medical  missionaries,  at  Calvary  Baptist 
Church,  April  30,  at  1.00  P.M. 

A  luncheon  by  the  Hew  York  Juvenile  Asylum,  May 
2,  at  1  p.m. 

A  reception  by  the  Presbyterian  Board  of  Foreign 
Missions,  in  the  Presbyterian  Building,  May  2,  at  3.00 
P.M. 

A  dinner  by  the  Baptist  Social  Union  of  Hew  York, 
at  the  Hotel  Manhattan,  May  2,  at  7.00  p.m. 

A  dinner  by  the  Lutherans  of  Hew  York,  at  the  Hotel 
Savoy,  April  28,  at  8.  p.m. 


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A  reception  by  the  British  and  Colonial  residents  of 
New  York  to  the  British  and  Colonial  delegates  and 
missionaries,  at  Sherry’s,  April  30,  at  8  p.m. 

Several  other  receptions  were  given  which  were  not 
reported  to  the  Committee,  while  the  American  Museum 
of  Natural  History,  and  the  rooms  of  the  Church  Club 
(Episcopal)  and  of  the  Methodist,  Presbyterian  and  Re¬ 
formed  Boards  were  cordially  opened  to  delegates  and 
missionaries  throughout  the  Conference.  The  attend¬ 
ance  at  the  receptions,  dinners  and  luncheons  ranged 
from  100  to  800,  and  the  invitations  were  so  distributed 
that  each  delegate  and  missionary  was  expected  at  one 
or  more  of  these  functions.  These  social  events  afforded 
opportunity  for  reunions  of  friends  and  for  personal 
acquaintance  with  fellow  delegates  and  the  Christian 
people  of  New  York  and  its  vicinity,  which  made  them 
of  great  value  to  the  Conference  and  of  marked  enjoy¬ 
ment  to  our  guests.  None  involved  any  expense  to  the 
Committee. 


EXPENSES. 

When  the  Finance  Committee  first  asked  for  an  esti¬ 
mate  of  the  expenses  of  the  Hospitality  Committee,  it 
was  impossible  to  tell  how  much  free  entertainment 
could  be  secured.  The  original  estimates  of  the  Com¬ 
mittee  were  therefore  large,  as  it  was  deemed  prudent 
to  be  on  the  safe  side,  and  risk  a  surplus  rather  than  a 
deficit.  Accordingly  we  replied : 

“  The  expenses  of  the  Committee  for  clerical  assist¬ 
ance,  printing,  postage,  Information  Bureau,  attend- 

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ants,  guide  books,  and  other  business  will  probably  be 
about  $2,000. 

“  If  we  must  send  the  foreign  delegates  and  foreign 
missionaries  to  hotels  and  boarding-houses,  the  cost 
will  be  approximately  $15,000 — 500  delegates  for 
thirteen  days — and  a  total  for  all  purposes  of  $17,000. 
It  is  hoped,  however,  that  many  of  our  citizens  will 
welcome  these  visitors  to  their  homes,  and  that  others 
who  cannot  do  this  will  pay  for  the  entertainment  of 
a  delegate  at  a  hotel.  The  Hospitality  Committee  is 
making  a  diligent  canvass  for  this  purpose,  and  it 
will  call  upon  the  Finance  Committee  for  only  such 
portion  of  the  above  estimate  as  the  result  of  the  can¬ 
vass  may  necessitate.” 

While,  however,  this  provision  was  suggested  as  a 
protection  against  emergencies,  the  Committee  steadily 
labored  to  meet  its  own  responsibilities,  in  the  hope 
that  the  hospitality  of  New  York  would  prove  amply 
adequate  to  the  demands  of  the  Conference.  This 
hope  has  been  more  than  realized.  It  is  impossible  to 
state  in  precise  terms  the  contributions  for  entertain¬ 
ment  purposes,  for  the  reason  that  in  some  cases  the 
money  was  not  turned  into  our  treasury,  but  was 
directly  paid  to  the  hotels  by  the  givers.  One  whole 
denominational  sub-committee  preferred  to  care  for 
its  own  representatives  in  this  way.  But  the  main 
facts  are  quite  clear.  Shortly  before  the  opening 
of  the  Conference  our  plans  were  so  far  advanced 
that  we  were  able  to  notify  the  Finance  Committee 
that  the  original  estimate  of  $17,000  for  the  Hospitality 
Committee  fund  could  be  safely  reduced  to  $3,500. 

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We  now  have  pleasure  in  reporting  that  the  Hospital¬ 
ity  Committee  itself  raised  and  turned  over  to  the 
treasurer  of  the  Finance  Committee,  exclusive  of  the 
sums  paid  directly  to  hotels  and  boarding-houses  by 
the  givers,  as  explained  above,  the  sum  of  $7,527.15. 
Though  the  Hospitality  Committee  provided  free  en¬ 
tertainment  for  721  persons  instead  of  500,  so  far 
from  requiring  $15,000  to  supplement  home  entertain¬ 
ment,  we  used  only  $2,653.33.  The  Hospitality  Com¬ 
mittee  has  therefore  been  able  to  refund  to  the  Finance 
Committee  all  the  sums  drawn  for  the  maintenance  of 
its  large  work  and  correspondence  through  a  period  of 
many  months,  to  pay  the  bills  of  all  the  delegates  and 
missionaries  who  were  entertained  in  hotels  and  board¬ 
ing-houses,  and  to  leave  with  the  Finance  Committee 
a  surplus  of  over  $3,000. 

A  few  reports  yet  to  be  received  may  slightly  change 
the  exact  figures,  but  they  will  not  affect  the  funda¬ 
mental  fact  that  the  Committee  has  carried  its  own 
responsibilities  and  turned  over  a  considerable  balance 
to  the  general  fund. 

We  now  close  our  work,  not  with  the  feeling  that  our 
task  was  arduous,  hut  with  gratitude  for  the  oppor¬ 
tunity  of  performing  a  duty  which  has  brought  such 
rich  compensations  that  it  has  been  a  privilege  and  a 
delight. 

Kespectfully  submitted  for  the  Hospitality  Committee, 

Arthur  J.  Brown, 

Chairman. 


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THE  HOSPITALITY  COMMITTEE. 


Rev.  Arthur  J.  Brown,  D.D.,  Chairman . 
Mornay  Williams,  Esq.,  Vice-Chairman. 


Advisory  Council. 


Rev.  Arthur  J.  Brown,  D.D.,  Chairman 
Rev.  Henry  Evertson  Cobb,  D.D. 

Rev.  A.  Woodruff  Halsey,  D.D. 

Rev.  William  R.  Huntington,  D.D. 


Mr.  Alexander  M.  Hadden 
Mr.  William  B.  Millar 
Mr.  George  P.  Moller 
William  E.  Stiger,  Esq. 


Mornay  Williams,  Esq. 


Office  Assistants. 

Rev.  William  W.  Coe,  Hotels  and  Boarding-Houses 
Rev.  Paul  Martin,  Card  Catalogue 


Committee  on  Serving  Tea. 

Mrs.  Lucien  C.  Warner,  Chairman  Mrs.  William  G.  King 

Mrs.  Arthur  J.  Brown  Mrs.  John  DeWitt  Knox 

Miss  Louise  Henken  Mrs.  J.  Edgar  Leaycraft 

Mrs.  William  M.  Isaacs  Mrs.  Seabury  C.  Mastick 

Mrs.  George  Zabriskie 


Committee  on  Visitation  of  the  Sick. 

Mrs.  C.  Irving  Fisher,  Chairman  Mrs.  Howard  Agnew  Johnston 

Mrs.  Robert  Harris  Mrs.  Theodore  Weston 

Mr.  Alexander  M.  Hadden 


Committee  on  Bureau  of  Information  and  Meeting  Trains 

and  Steamers. 

Mr.  William  B.  Millar  D.  E.  Yarnell,  M.D. 

Mr.  Hans  P.  Andersen 

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Committees  on  Free  Entertainment 


BAPTIST. 

Rev.  John  B.  Calvert,  D.  D.,  Chairman 
Rev.  John  Humpstone,  D.  D. 

Rev.  R.  S.  MacArthur,  D.  D. 

Rev.  Charles  L.  Rhoades,  D.  D. 

Col.  Alexander  S.  Bacon 
Mr.  O.  R.  Judd 
Mornay  Williams,  Esq. 

Mrs.  James  B.  Colgate 

Mrs.  William  A.  Cauldwell 

Mrs.  B.  F.  Clark 

Mrs.  Barak  Coles 

Mrs.  George  H.  Fox 

Mrs.  I.  M.  Hal  deman 

Mrs.  Robert  Harris 

Miss  A.  Hope 

Mrs.  William  M.  Isaacs 

Mrs.  R.  V.  Lewis 

Mrs.  R.  S.  MacArthur 

Mrs.  J.  W.  Perry 

Miss  Pettus 

Mrs.  Stephen  Smith 

CONGREGATIONAL. 

Rev.  Chas.  C.  Creegan,  D.D.,  Chaiman 
Rev.  Elliott  W.  Brown 
Rev.  H.  A.  Stimson,  D.D. 

Rev.  Josiah  Strong,  D.D. 

Rev.  William  H.  Ward,  D.D. 

R.  A.  Dorman,  Esq. 

Dyer  B.  Holmes,  Esq. 

Mrs.  Elliott  W.  Brown 
Miss  M.  C.  E.  Barden 
Miss  Emma  L.  Bridges 
Miss  Cecilia  Jennings 
Mrs.  C.  E.  Mitchell 
Mrs.  H.  A.  Stimson 
Miss  Susan  Hayes  Ward 

EPISCOPAL. 

Mr.  Alexander  M.  Hadden,  Chairman 
Rev.  Percy  S.  Grant,  D.D. 

Rev.  David  H.  Greer,  D.D. 

Rev.  W.  M.  Grosvenor,  D.D. 

Rev.  William  R.  Huntington,  D.D. 


Mr.  H.  H.  Cammann 
Mr.  J.  P.  Faure 
Mr.  Francis  C.  Moore 

FRIENDS. 

Mr.  Robert  I.  Murray,  Chairman 
Rev.  M.  M.  Binford 
Mrs.  Joshua  L.  Barton 
Mrs  Robert  W.  Lawrence 

LUTHERAN. 

Mr.  George  P.  Moller,  Chairman 
Rev.  R.  Anderson 
Rev.  H.  W.  Hoffman 
Rev.  J.  W.  Loch,  D.D. 

Rev.  J.  B.  Remensnyder,  D.D. 

Rev.  Mauritz  Stolpe 
Rev.  S.  G.  Weiskotten 
Hon.  Charles  A.  Schieren 
Mr.  E.  F.  Eilert 
Mr.  James  Fellows 
Miss  Emma  Allers 
Miss  A.  E.  Downing 
Mrs.  E.  F.  Eilert 
Mrs.  James  Fellows 
Miss  Louise  Henken 
Miss  Lillie  F.  Middendorf 
Mrs.  C.  Armand  Miller 
Miss  Cecilia  Moller 
Miss  Lillian  Moller 
Mrs.  J.  B.  Remensnyder 
Mrs.  Albert  H.  Studebaker 
Mrs.  Edw.  Yoege 

METHODIST. 

Rev.  Andrew  Longacre,  D.D.,  Chair' an 
Rev.  S.  Parkes  Cadman,  D.D. 

Rev.  E.  S.  Tipple,  D.D. 

D.  E.  Yarnell,  M.D. 

Mr.  William  B.  Millar 
Mrs.  J.  M.  Cornell 
Mrs.  Anderson  Fowler 
Mrs.  J.  Edgar  Leaycraft 
Mrs.  Ed.  M.  F.  Miller 


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PRESBYTERIAN. 

Rev.  A.  Woodruff  Halsey,  D.D.,  Chair¬ 
man 

Rev.  A.  J.  Brown,  D.D. 

Rev.  Wilton  Merle  Smith 
Rev.  J.  H.  Tate 
Mr.  Allerton  W.  Kilborne 
Col.  John  J.  McCook 
William  E.  Stiger,  Esq. 

Mrs.  W.  Barbour 
Mrs.  Fred.  A.  Booth 
Mrs.  R.  R.  Booth 
Mrs.  Arthur  J.  Brown 
Mrs.  L.  Duncan  Bulkley 
Miss  A.  L.  Denny 
Miss  A.  M.  Davison 
Mrs.  S.  Derickson 
Mrs.  H.  R.  Elliot 


Mrs.  J.  S.  Kennedy 
Mrs.  Titus  B.  Meigs 
Mrs.  Payson  Merrill 
Mrs.  Theodore  Weston 

REFORMED. 

Rev.  Henry  Evertson  Cobb,  D.D.,  Chair¬ 
man 

Rev.  J.  Douglass  Adam 
Rev.  Joachim  Elmendorf,  D.D. 

Rev.  John  G.  Fagg 

Rev.  H.  A.  Kinports 

Rev.  Donald  Sage  Mackay,  D.D. 

Rev.  Roderick  Terry,  D.D. 

Mr.  Gerard  Beekman 
Mrs.  William  L.  Brower 
Mr.  James  G.  Cannon 
Mr.  A.  A.  Raven 


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